Richard O'Donoghue (Limerick County, Independent) | Oireachtas source

I thank the Minister for that response. I am glad the Minister brought up Limerick Twenty Thirty as I am a former member of that board. I understand the investments being made but all the investments the Minister named out today are actually in Limerick city. I want Limerick city to thrive. The Patrickswell development is actually run by the local authority under the city councillors. I am talking about the county. This is where I want to go with this discussion. It is Limerick City and County Council, so the funding should come to city and county councils. When we consider Limerick as a whole in the context of the Land Development Agency it only covers areas that are ten to 15 minutes from the cities. This takes out more than two thirds of Limerick county. This is what I am saying. The Minister is not looking outside of the 15-minute window. The city is in the corner but the county goes all the way to Abbeyfeale and all the way over to the Mitchelstown border. This is what the Government has forgotten about. The Government is not putting in the investment there. I do welcome the investment that is coming to Limerick but I want it to come to all of Limerick. The Government promised in Askeaton that it would deliver but still it has not delivered. When will the Minister deliver? While it is great that the Government promises these things but where can I cash promises? I cannot cash it anywhere. Promises are no good to me unless the Minister fulfils the promise. I will stand over this to make sure that the Government does deliver for county and for city.

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